Pressed-steel-cap rail carrier and clamp for ties.



H. s. GOVBR. PRESSED STEEL GAP RAIL CARRIER AND CLAMP FOR TIES, APPLICATION FILED JAN. 21, 1914.

1,128,599. Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

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HARRY S. GOVER, OF BEL AIR, MARYLAND.

PRESSED-STEEL-CA.P RAIL CARRIER AND CLAMP FOR TIES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

Application filed January 21, 1914. Serial No. 813,444.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY S. GovER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Bel Air, in the county of Harford and btate of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressed-Steel-Cap Rail Carriers and Clamps for Ties; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in caps for railroad ties, and has for its principal object to provide a metallic cap which may be easily and quickly secured to a tie of any construction, and which will hold the rail firmly in place, thus preventing spreading or sinking thereof.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and effective means for holding the rails firmly in place on the tie,and preventing wear on the upper surface thereof.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective means by which the rails may be easily and quickly put in position and properly adjusted thereon.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure l is a top plan View of a fragment of a tie showing the same as it would appear with the rail in place, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings by characters of reference, the numeral 1 designates as an entirety a railroad tie having secured thereto the tie plate designated generally by the numeral 2. This plate 2 consists of the main body portion 3 which is of substantially the same width as the tie and is so arranged as to act as a guard therefor. Near each end of the plate 2 are provided the apertures 3 and 4, the aperture 3 being nearer the center of the tie when the same is in use. Each of the apertures 3 and 4 is so spaced that their inner walls will form the lateral extremities of the rail seats 5. The metal forming the walls of the apertures 3 and 4: is preferably bent upward as at G to form the U-shaped member designated generally by the numeral 7, the use of which Wlll appear as the description proceeds.

The rail-holding elements which are deslgnated generally by the numeral 8. preferably comprise the body portion 9 having formed at one end thereof the flange-engaging member 10. Each of the rail engaging elements is provided with a pair of laterally extending cylindrical portions 11 which are arranged to lie beneath the bight portion of the U-shaped member 7 and cooperate therewith in securing the rail firmly in place. The end of the body portion 9 opposite the flange-engaging elements 10, is provided with the transverse groove 12 which is ar ranged to receive the wedge 13 having formed at one end thereof the screw threaded member 14 with which the nut 15 cooperates to firmly force the flange engaging element 10 into engagement with the rail flange. when the device is in use.

At suitable intervals in the plate is provided a plurality of spike-receiving apertures 15 which are preferably arranged to permit the spikes to engage the flanges of the rail to hold the same firmly in place when the device is in use.

It will be evident from the foregoing that in use the plate is first placed on the tie and the rails put in position. It will be evident that the extensions 11 will be pivoted beneath the U-shaped member 7 and when the wedge 13 is placed in the groove 12 and the nut 15 tightened, it will be apparent that the flange-engaging elements 10 will be forced toward the flange of the rail and frictionally hold the same against the upper surface of the plate. To further secure the rail in place, it will be apparent that spikes may be driven through the apertures 15 and the heads thereof will project over the flange of the rail in the usual way.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as will fall within the scope and spirit of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1.. A tie plate comprising a body portion having a plurality of apertures near each end, U-shaped members formed laterally of the apertures and centrally located with relation to the longitudinal extremities thereof, rail-engaging elements journaled in the bight portions of the U-shaped members, said rail-engaging elements being provided with a transverse groove near one end, a flange-engaging element formed at the opposite end of the rail-engaging elements, and a Wedge adapted to be inserted in the groove to engage the surface of the plate and to force the free end of said rail-engaging member into engagement With the rail fiiinges and thereby firmly secure the rails in p ace.

2. A device of the character described comprising the combination of a plate having a plurality oi apertures near each end, U-shaped members formed on the plate intermediate the ends of each of the apertures,

a rail seat separating the apertures, of a railholding element comprising a body portion,

a flange-efngaging member formed at one the flange-engaging member on the rail may be regulated.

In testimony whereof I afiix'my signature in presence of two Witnesses. 1

HARRY S. GOVER. Witnesses:

Ro ERT Anem a, Jr., ANNA LEE W LsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner .of Eatents,

Washington, 13.0. 

